Enrique 'Bubi' Maier (December 31, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a male Spanish

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player who was mainly active in the 1930s.

Biography

Maier became Wimbledon champion in the mixed doubles in 1932 when, partnered with

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, they defeated Harry Hopman and

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in straight sets. He was the first Spanish male player to win a Wimbledon title. In that same year he also reached the quarterfinals of the singles championship, beating Frenchman

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along the way, and losing to eventual champion Ellsworth Vines. In 1935 he competed in the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships held at the

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) together with the American

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. They won the title by beating the Czechoslovakian-British pair Roderick Menzel / Kay Stammers in three sets. Maier competed in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1929 against Germany and in total competed in nine ties in which he won and lost 13 matches.

Personal life

He was the son of Otto Maier who played for

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, and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Müller.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maier, Enrique 1910 births 1981 deaths Tennis players from Barcelona Spanish male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) United States National champions (tennis) Spanish people of German descent